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US 9,957,652 B1Granted
Hat steam cleaner
OwnerBrent Fouch, Brad Steinerinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for an improved manner for cleaning a hat by steam including a compartment for steam cleaning a baseball style hat and other style hats. The hat is placed on a hat mold and placed inside the compartment. Water is added to a water reservoir and heated by a heating element to convert the water to steam. Steam flows into the compartment and performs a cleaning operation on the hat.
Claims15
A hat steam cleaner adapted to clean a hat with steam and dry said hat in a closed compartment comprising:
- a main structure having a raised floor, a drain plug, and four rubber feet, said main structure adapted to contain said hat for cleaning;
- a hat mold having a main section and a pedestal adapted to hold said hat in position;
- a water reservoir adapted to hold water having a heating element adapted to heat said water for conversion to steam;
- wherein said hat mold is removeably placed on said raised floor of said main structure via said pedestal, said raised floor adapted to drain water onto a bottom interior surface of said main structure via a plurality of drain holes and to keep said hat mold holding said hat above dirty said water accumulated on said bottom interior surface of said main structure during cleaning;
- wherein said water reservoir is fixedly attached to an interior corner of said main structure;
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- wherein said heating element is fixedly attached to an interior bottom surface of said water reservoir;
- wherein said drain plug is removed from a drain plug hole located on said main structure, said drain plug hole adapted to drain said water from said main structure upon completion of cleaning said hat;
- wherein each of said four rubber feet are located on a first corner, a second corner, a third corner, and a fourth corner of a bottom exterior surface of said main structure;
- a plurality of steam distributors adapted to deliver said steam into said main structure attached to a hollow tube having a first end and a plurality of distributor connectors, said hollow tube adapted to convey steam from said water reservoir to each of said plurality of steam distributors;
- a plurality of fans adapted to dry said hats;
- wherein said plurality of steam distributors comprises a first steam distributor, a second steam distributor, a third steam distributor, a fourth steam distributor, a fifth steam distributor, and a sixth steam distributor;
- wherein said plurality of distributor connectors comprises a first distributor connector, a second distributor connector, a third distributor connector, a fourth distributor connector, a fifth distributor connector, and a sixth distributor connector;
- wherein said first distributor connector is connected to said first steam distributor via a first aperture, said second distributor connector is connected to said second steam distributor via a second aperture, said third distributor connector is connected to said third steam distributor via a third aperture, said fourth distributor connector is connected to said fourth steam distributor via a fourth aperture, said fifth distributor connector is connected to said fifth steam distributor via a fifth aperture, said sixth distributor connector is connected to said sixth steam distributor via a sixth aperture;
- wherein said fans comprise a first fan, a second fan, a third fan, and a fourth fan;
- a lid having a handle adapted to manipulate said main structure and an on-off switch adapted to activate and deactivate a cleaning cycle, said lid adapted to retain said steam within said main structure;
- wherein said lid is fixedly attached to said main structure via a first hinge attached at a first hinge location and a second hinge attached at a second hinge location;
- wherein said lid includes a concave shape adapted to close around the main portion of said hat;
- wherein said lid opens and closes in relation to said main structure via said first hinge and said second hinge;
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- wherein said cleaning cycle includes a wash cycle and a dry cycle, said wash cycle and said dry cycle controlled by a timer attached to said heating element;
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- an electric cord having a first end adapted to be connected to said heating element at a cord connection location on said heating element and a second end adapted to be plugged into an AC power source to provide power to said heating element.
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